#Chapter 7 – Mate Bond
Karl

Tiffany’s mouth drops open. She looks at me with some panic, but I don’t know what to say. I’m equally,

if not more, shocked than she is.

“Are you kidding me?” she says. “You’re the owner of this place?”

Abby exchanges a glance with the man beside her. He shifts uncomfortably, looking for a chance to

escape.

“Occasionally,” she replies. “I’m also the chef.”

I look at her for a long moment, something heavy sitting on my chest. “Can we talk alone?”

Her gaze finds mine, and she frowns at the look on my face. After a moment, she glances down at her

watch. “I’m sorry, but the restaurant is really busy tonight. I have to get to another customer.”

She leans closer to the man beside her, and they talk for a moment in low voices. I clench my jaw,

annoyed at the sight of them standing so close. Are they together or are they just colleagues?

“Thanks, Abby,” he says finally. He gives us a weary look as he moves around us and exits the

restaurant.

“Abby–” I start, but the door behind us opens, cutting me off.

A woman walks in, and Abby’s face lights up at the sight of her. She’s dressed in a flattering black

dress, with one of the biggest diamond necklaces I’ve ever seen. Her gaze finds Tiffany and me. She

looks us up and down, then dismisses us completely. Beside me, Tiffany bristles.

Abby greets her warmly, giving her a hug. “Hi, how are you?” she says.

I clench my hands into fists. I can almost feel the heat of her body as the memory of holding her in my

arms comes back to me. She gave the best hugs. After a hard day, there was nothing I wanted more

and it always made me feel better. I

missed that until now.

you?” The lady returns her hug, then takes a step back. “I know I

the other night, but I couldn’t

back more memories than I’d care to admit. I used to make

that. Now the way she looks at me makes me feel

did you think of

Truly,” the

we watch Abby lead the woman to her

sure what we’re still doing here,

drink,

moves on to the customers beside her. It’s clear

that her customers

to myself, but I missed seeing her like this. She was always

the house, making it ‘just so,’ as she always said. Everything had to

days building our home and making it comfortable,

started coming home to

to me, and I brace myself. Tiffany, when she’s annoyed, is something

with, not even an Alpha. She levels me with a glare. “Karl,

Of course, your ex-wife just had to own this

Tiffany,”

tracking Abby as she moves

her by the minute. Eventually, I realize she’s not

a sharp black bob takes her

bland smile.

chatting amiably to the men seated

recognize one of the

need to get her back, my wolf growls. If you

need to get out of here. The more time I

her into my arms and pretend the

betrayal never happened. But it

separated? I say. I can’t stop the pictures

through my mind. There was so much evidence, and my wolf knows it. I

he’s so adamant

fated mates, my wolf replies. Our bond isn’t completely gone. I

to protest, but he cuts me off. If you don’t listen to me, he growls. I’ll kill

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